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Digital vs Interconnect Cables - Difference?

Can someone explain the difference between digital and interconnect cables? Are they inter-changable? Is digital for connecting CD/SACD transport and DAC?

How about the cables between CD player and pre-amp - Interconnect or digital cables? And between pre-amp and power-amp? Are the same type of interconnect cables?

Also, how many types of interconnect cables are availabe in the market? Digitals - with various connection options?

Thanks.
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mtruong34
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Almarg wrote "Both analog and digital interconnect cables can be had in balanced or unbalanced configurations. Balanced cables utilize XLR connectors. Unbalanced cables usually utilize RCA connectors, although BNC connectors (which are superior to RCAs) are used occasionally."

Is this true for digital cables? I thought for digital, XLR connectors are for AES/EBU standard and RCA/BNC are for SPDIF, not balanced vs unbalanced?
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